Breathwork

According to Lise Bourbeau, all the inner demons we deal with come from five core wounds related to one of the parents (listed in the chronological order of arrival in a child’s life): rejection, abandonment, humiliation, betrayal, and injustice. The wounds are not necessarily...

Side effects of breathwork can be risky for some people, here is a list of medical and psychiatric contraindications. For safety reasons, it's recommended that these people don’t participate in breathwork sessions unless they get approval from a medical professional. In genera...

Breathwork refers to the increasingly popular practices that use conscious and focused breathing to enter different states of awareness. It can be done as a simple practice to gain relaxation, but also with the intention of diving deeper into our body and mind. It can lead to...

WHAT IS THE EGO? The ego refers to the extent one thinks highly of one’s self, having something to do with being self-centered or egotistical. Another common thought pattern regarding the ego relates to the “I” that is capable of referencing the self and making decision...

What is Aromatherapy? In a society where we inhale, ingest and apply unnatural and toxic products daily, interest in returning to the organic and the pure has been increasing rapidly. One of the practices that has gained popularity among the public and the world of science re...

Children depend on their parents for more than just their basic needs (food, clothing, and shelter). In fact, during the earliest stages of our lives, we learn from our parents how to process emotions and how to validate our feelings. Good parenting teaches children emotional in...

What is Ego? The human psyche encompasses all it means to be human, making it one of life’s greatest mysteries. Originating from the 17th-century Greek word, psukhē, and translating to “breath, life, soul”. However, such a broad subject requires a need to be approached...

Team-building refers to the process of turning any group of people who have a common vision into a team that has a set of norms and harmony. With team building, members of a group emphasize their shared goals and work towards them together with respect and unity. Teams can be bu...

Mindfulness is described as a state, process or trait and its intervention is proven to be effective in working with psychological disorders and general stress reduction. The lack of clarity regarding the mechanisms underlying the process of creating a sustainable healthy mind h...

Children depend on their parents for more than just their basic needs (food, clothing, and shelter). In fact, during the earliest stages of our lives, we learn from our parents how to process emotions and how to validate our feelings. Good parenting teaches children emotional in...

Somatic psychology studies the link between physical matter and energy, the association of bodily structures and mental processes. It embraces therapeutic and holistic approaches to the body to recover the mind-body connection. Somatic psychology takes its roots from ancient min...